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Ford Mustang Mach-E GT tests its 1/4-mile mettle

Teslarati

hit the Cedar Falls Motorsports Park in Cedar Falls, Iowa. The all-electric Mach-E ran a 12.657-second 1/4-mile at 100.02 However, this time the powertrain was fueled by electricity and not by gasoline, making it a sustainable and eco-friendly performance run. 0-20 MPH in 1.20s. 0-30 MPH in 1.80s. 0-40 MPH in 2.44.

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kWh Billing and New EV Charging Tax Policies: What You Need to Know

Blink Charging

The electric car market is experiencing massive growth, exceeding 10 million in sales in 2022. As a result, regulations and guidelines related to electric vehicles are changing frequently, and consumers and charging station hosts must be aware of new developments. Similar to Iowa, Montana introduced a $0.03

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Tale of Two 2,000-mile EV Rural Road Trips

Clean Fleet Report

My goal was to head north to Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, then west to Fargo, ND, and back to Detroit via Iowa. Instead, I drove to Cleveland and then back westward to the center of Iowa, where I visited a relative. At that time the only car that came close was the Wankel-powered NSU Ro80.

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Advantage EV

Electric Auto Association

In Department of Energy fuel economy tests, in short-trip city driving, a conventional gasoline car’s gas mileage is about 12 percent lower at 20 degrees Fahrenheit than it would be at 77 degrees Fahrenheit and can drop as much as 22 percent for very short trips of around 3 to 4 miles. Charging is much cheaper than gas.

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Flash Drive: 2023 Hyundai Ioniq 6 EV

Clean Fleet Report

Observations: 2023 Hyundai Ioniq 6 A new premium contender If a car company ever wanted to buck a trend, Hyundai has done it by introducing an all-new sedan in a SUVworld. If you haven’t experienced it yet, there is something very satisfying about driving an electric car. Never stopping at a gasoline station is a plus, too.

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More Electric Cars in Las Vegas with Stan Hanel's Story on the RAR'ster. with EVJerr Back to Webblogging, Sunday, 13 September 2009

Spirit of DC - PHEV3A

The last time a production model of an electric car had traveled from coast to coast was in 1998, when an EV-1 made the journey without consuming an ounce of gasoline. Georg also enlisted the help of University of Iowa computer programmer/engineer Karen Pease. This time it would be with a Tesla Motors Roadster!